May 30, 2014 1:32pm EDTMay 30, 2014 1:18pm EDTJimmie Johnson doesn’t let a race weekend get in the way of his training. He often goes for a run on the track grounds at least once during a race weekend. He enjoys the sights — especially the drunks.Jimmie Johnson averages five days of running (30-40 miles total) per week.(Natasha Peterson/Corleve Photography)

“I’ll get up early at sunrise, that’s usually the most fun,” Johnson said. “You run up and down Talladega Boulevard (or around) Texas is good for it — there’s a variety of tracks where an early-morning run is more entertaining than it is a workout.

“You see people halfway in their tents and still passed out in lawn chairs and all kinds of good things.”

Sometimes Johnson goes for a run between practice and qualifying or after qualifying.

“I’ll run this afternoon, usually people see me coming … and as I go by they’ll say, ‘Hey Jimmie, is that you?’” Johnson said. “And I’ll wave and give them a thumb’s up or something and keep on digging.

“Guys on bikes and golf carts can run you down. But they’re usually pretty good about it.”